Rodgers has been ­assured that he will have the final say on the future of Luis Suarez, a player who would generate a fee in excess of £40m if he was made available.

That is a step that both Rodgers and Liverpool’s Boston-based owners are loathe to take given the Uruguayan’s hero status with the Anfield fans.

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But after the recent ­announcement that the club’s debts have climbed to more than £87m, there will be a restricted budget for Rodgers to work with.

An Anfield insider said: “The owners are not ­overly concerned with the financial position of the club, but there won’t be huge amounts of money made available for investment in the team.

“The manager will be given a budget to work with and will also have the freedom to spend whatever money he ­generates himself with the usual wheeling and dealing that takes place in the transfer market.”

Liverpool will not ­qualify for the ­Champions League for a fourth ­successive season unless they are able to mount a dramatic late push for the top four.

And fans are already angry about an increase in ticket prices for next season, which has seen some supporters faced with a hike of nine ­per cent.